Google Sheets function

TRIM in Google Sheets

TRIM with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.

In Google Sheets

The arguments and common errors are covered in the TRIM Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.

	A
1	Name
2	John Smith

Formula: C1: =TRIM(A2)

Result: John Smith

Leading and trailing spaces are removed and the three inner spaces become one.

	A
1	Name
2	John Smith

Formula: C1: =LEN(TRIM(A2))

Result: 10

The raw text has 16 characters; the cleaned text has 10.

Formula: E1: =MATCH(TRIM(A2),C2:C4,0)

Result: 2

Without TRIM, " Ben " would not match "Ben" and MATCH would return #N/A.

A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.

Formula in D2: =TRIM(A4)

Result in D2: extra spaces

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